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layout: docs
page_title: Virt task driver plugin
description: >-
  The Virt task driver leverages Linux capabilities and runs virtual machines using the libvirt API and hypervisors such as QEMU. Learn about Nomad client requirements, installation, capabilities, and Nomad client node attributes.
---

# Virt task driver plugin

Name: `virt`

The Virt task driver utilizes the [libvirt][] API to run and manage virtual
machines using hypervisors such as [QEMU][]. The task driver supports a wide
variety of Nomad features including [workload identity][], [task templates][],
and [service discovery][].

@include 'virt-beta-callout.mdx'

## Driver Capabilities

The Virt task driver implements these driver [capabilities][capabilities].

| Feature              | Implementation |
|----------------------|----------------|
| `nomad alloc signal` | false          |
| `nomad alloc exec`   | false          |
| filesystem isolation | image          |
| network isolation    | host           |
| volume mounting      | false          |

## Nomad Client Node Attributes

The Virt task driver provides these node attributes that you can use as
constraints when authoring jobs.

```
driver.virt                              = true
driver.virt.active                       = 0
driver.virt.emulator.version             = 8002002
driver.virt.inactive                     = 0bytes
driver.virt.libvirt.version              = 10000000
driver.virt.network.default.bridge_name  = virbr0
driver.virt.network.default.state        = active
```

## Reference

- [Install and configure the Virt task driver][install].
- [Configure a virt task in your job specification][task-config].


[libvirt]: https://libvirt.org/
[QEMU]: https://www.qemu.org/
[workload identity]: https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/concepts/workload-identity
[task templates]: https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/job-specification/template
[service discovery]: https://developer.hashicorp.com/nomad/docs/job-networking/service-discovery
[github]: https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad-driver-virt
[capabilities]: /nomad/docs/concepts/plugins/task-drivers#task-driver-plugin-api
[install]: /nomad/plugins/drivers/virt/install
[task-config]: /nomad/plugins/drivers/virt/task-config
